35 uses for baling twine at the barn

Baling twine is right up there with duct tape as being one of those “can’t live without” items. The best part is that you always seem to have more of it than you can possibly imagine and it’s included in the price of your hay!

I’m not sure I can come up with 101 uses, but it will come close! Here’s what I’ve used it for:

Lead rope

Cross ties

Blanket straps

Bit keeper for full cheek snaffle

Side reins

To hold a stall door open

Braided and used as a stall guard

Dog leash

Standing martingale

A grab strap

Laces for my boots

Fix a broken halter

To tie a gate shut

Temporary fencing

Overcheck to prevent grazing

To tie the scissors to the wall so they won’t get lost

Belt for my chaps

Headband or hair tie

To tie up water and feed buckets

Braided together as a balance rein

And here are some of the innovative uses that I found on horse forums.

Curb strap

Braided together as a muck bucket strap

Home made hay nets

Replacing broken ends of lunge whips

Spur straps

Reins

Grazing reins

Rope halter

Crocheted or braided into a rug

Tie plants to trellis

Grooming whisk

Bucket scrubber

Handles for the end of electric fencing

Hammocks!

Art!!

Seriously, the baling twine as art is pretty cool. Check these out:

Baling twine as art as shown at the Kyneton Agricultural Show in Australia.More artistic interpretations of baling twine.

I have used baling twine to tie the wheel of my wheel barrow back on when the bolts fell out. It’s holding up great! But I never thought of it as art. Very clever. Now I want to knit a baling twine hat with a big floppy brim.